Brockton cops and Homeland Security raided a strip club authorities say was peddling fake Red Sox and Patriots gear in exchange for lap dances and seized the counterfeit goods — part of a growing problem that one expert says is not necessarily a victimless crime.

Employees at the Foxy Lady Brockton were wearing some of the knock-off sports teams shirts when investigators showed up for the strip club sweep Friday afternoon and found about $10,000 worth of counterfeit gear, said Brockton police Lt. Paul Bonanca.

“We seized various boxes of sports shirts,” Bonanca said. “The same jerseys sometimes sell for $200 at the store.”

It just seems as though Homeland Security and The Brockton police could be better spending their time cleaning up the streets of Drug peddlers illegal aliens and terrorist. Protecting the financial interest of millionaire sportsclub owners shouldn’t be a major priority. Then again if they really did cleanup Brockton of criminals and drug dealers Brockton wouldn’t be the same Brockton.